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In one week — a Week 5 defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Chargers — the Giants lost Odell Beckham Jr., Brandon Marshall and Dwayne Harris all to season-ending injuries. Sterling Shepard played most of the season, but he also missed five games as well.

With all of the injuries, it left quarterback Eli Manning with a lot of practice squad players being called up to the roster; Travis Rudolph, Darius Powe, Hunter Sharp and Kalif Raymond were all on the 53-man roster with Shepard, Tavarres King and Roger Lewis Jr. at some point or another.

Heading into free agency, there’s a decent chance that Marshall, who was signed to a two-year contract last offseason, could be released as a salary cap casualty.

Having Beckham and Shepard as the 1-2 punch on offense is good enough, but having more depth at the position seems to be essential given what happened this past year with all of the injuries and watching their entire depth chart get obliterated before the bye week.

Here are five potential free agent options the Giants should consider in free agency.

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Marqise Lee, Jacksonville Jaguars

When Lee got selected in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, expectations were high for him as a receiver out of USC.

Lee was decent for the Jaguars, but he never lived up to the expectations that followed him. He never had a 1,000-yard season; he didn’t even have a 900-yard year for the Jaguars in his four seasons.

For the 26-year-old, his best season came in 2016 when he hauled in 63 receptions for 851 yards and three touchdowns. This past year, he had 56 catches for 702 yards and three touchdowns.

As a primary target, those numbers are underwhelming. But as a No. 3 receiver, those numbers aren’t terrible.

A No. 3 receiver is what the Giants likely need, and that’s why Lee could end up fitting.

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